Facts Versus Fads: A Teacher-Centered Program for Evaluating Classroom Technologies
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Sunny Staron Baker, Barry University
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, ISBN 978-1-880094-28-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
Seymour Papert made far-reaching predications for Logo when it was first introduced as a commercial product for school use around 1980. The claims for Logo’s impact on cognitive development and learning effectiveness influ-
Citation
Baker, S.S. (1998). Facts Versus Fads: A Teacher-Centered Program for Evaluating Classroom Technologies. In S. McNeil, J. Price, S. Boger-Mehall, B. Robin & J. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 1998--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 438-442). Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 5, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/47772/.
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